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A LOCAL ITEMS. CHANGE OF SciiEDULn.-The follow ing is the schedule of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad DAY PASSENGER. Going South. Going North. Leavo Blackttook, 3.15, 1. .r. 2.15, -. bt. Winnsboro, 4.02, P. m. 11.26, A. 1%. lidgoway, 4.38, , r. 10.82, A. Mi. NIGHT PASSENGER. Going Sout.h. Going North. Leavo Blackstock, 12.31. A. br. .'.03, A. AT. " Wianboro, 1.14, A. 1. 1.14, A. At 4 Ridgeway, 1 .40, A. m. 12.36, A. Mr. The night trains moot at Winns boro. New Advertisements. Citation-O. R. Thompson, J. P. F. C. Fresh Arrivals-J. 0. Boag. We trust something will be done by our citizons toward it dinner or colla tion for the Fairliold survivors of the Florida war, who, it will be romembored, meet at this place next Monday. We hope the la'lies -will take the m.attei- in hand-and then we are sure tho,thing will.;be success fully carried out. Justice Haskell having resigned his position as a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, Gen. Johnson Hagood has been chosen a member to fill the vacancy. Gen. Jno. D. Kennedy has been chosen temporary chairman, and the Committee will meet on Thurs.. day to fill the vacancy permanently. The February number of the South Atlantic, a new magazine, published at Wilmington, North Carolina, has reached us. It con tains an interesting article on the early history of the Carolinas; the first chapters of a history of the last campaign in South Carolina, by E. J. Maxwell; a serial story by John Esten Cooke, and other articles. It is edited by a lady, Mrs. Cicero W. Harris, and it has our best wishes for entire success. 8& WANTED.--We desire to pro cure copies of the following nun bers of the weekly NEWS AND HERALD: October 5, 1876. October 12, 1876. October 19, 1876. May 9, 1877. May 16, 1877. May 23, 1877. May 30, 1877. July 11, 1877. Any person having these num bers, or any of them, will be liberally compensated on bringing the same to this office. ILLUSTRATION DY PIcTURiEs.-One of the great contrasts between the School books used by the fathers and mothers of the land, when young, and those now used by the children, is the use of pictures. As a curious instance of illustrating the meaning of wvords by pictures, look at the three pictures of a Ship on page 1751 of Webster's Una bridged Dictionary,.-these alone illustrate the meaning of more than one hundred words and terms far better than they can be defined by any description in words. * W Our employees complain of the interruptions and inconvenience to which they are subjected by the frequent visits of persons who come on no business, but simply for curiosity or to kill time. We do not wish to be rude, but we must again call attention to the notice conspicuously posted in different parts of our printing-office--"No ADMITTANCE ExcEPT ON BUSNESS." WVe do not wish to be either unkind or discourteoons. But the matter' of which we complain has really become extremely annoying, and we trust we shall not be troubled any more. p DENTAL NoTIOE.--Dr. Isaiah Simp son, Surgeon Dentist, Winnsboro, S. C., takes this occasion to return his grateful ackriowledgments to his friends and the public generally for the confidence reposed and patronage bestowed during the past ten years. And as he is now permanently 'located in Winnsboro, he hopes, by performing faith(ully all operations.entrusted to hIs' care, in the Waest and :ndst scientife mnan nor known to the profession, to recoivo a continuance of the saie. He will ho found at hIs ")ico on Market street, opposito the Town Clock. Offieo hours from 9 a. u. to 1 p. i., and from '4- p. in. to 5 p. n. Call early, as he will bo absent two wooks from the 20th of Fobruary. * THE 01I) SIXTI.-Tho Ches to Repor ter says : "All the members, and all those desiring to become members, of the Survivors' Association of Companies A, F and I are requested to bear in mind thar, the first quarterly meeting of the Association wi 1 be hold at this place on Thursday, Fobruary 7th, at eleven o'c-.:lI All who were at any time uwo.s of any of the companies raised1 in Chster, either during the first twelve iniths of the war, or after the reorganiza tion in March, 1862, may becomo members of the Association. The meeting will be favored with the presence of General Bratton and Maj. T. W. Woodward." Foit Tin .NEWS AND IIHiAr.D. Democratic Meeting. At the call of the prosidont the Oakland oImocratic Chib of town , ship no. 5 mot on the 28th of January. The Club was reorganized for the campaign of 1878 with the following officers: President, Maj. Jas. Pagan; first vice-president, H. F. Gibson second vice-president, Richard Matchett ; member of County Ex. ecutivo Committee, R. P. Lumpkin ; secretary and treasurer, A. J. Lamar. After a few well-tiied and ap propriate remarks by the president, explaining the object of the meeting, and dwelling earnestly upon the necessity of united action in the coming campaign, a 6ommittee was appointed to draft resolutions, which wore as follows : Whereas, we have learned with doop regret that certain counties in this State have recently lost the election of the regular Democratic nominees, through the influence of other can didates, known as "Independents," but recognized by all truo Demo crats as the old Radical party; therefore, be it resolved 1. That this Club do organize for the campaign of 1878. 2. That we will recognize and treat as Radicals all independent candi, dates. 3. ,That we renow our obligations to the Eighth Article of the Consti tution of the Demoucratic party, and p)lodge our sup)port to all regular nominees, both State and county, of the said pafrty. 4. That those resolutions be sent to THlE NEws AND HERALD for publi cation. Our resolutions may not be as wvell expressed as they might have been, but they come from men who will not flinch when duty calls. Our Club is a unit, and if there are any Indcpcndents in old Fairfield they had better "go in their hole and pull the hole in after them." In other words, we are going to take care of "Ginx's baby." Let Greonbrier know that we have aounded the buglo, and the men are in ranks: nndy ,md o.goer for the fray. "Down with ladopa)neuts and down wvit.h Radicali,m," is our watchL. word. Let us hear from the other Clnbs. Ours is to meet on the fourth Sat urday in each month. WVATEREE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Some Suggestions on a Subject of Great Importance to all Our J?eople. Miesers. Eiditor, Being compeiledj, in conseguianeo of rain, sleet andl violent N .E. gales to remain within doors to-day, I have conclud.. ed to drop you a few desultory thoughts on the subject of the com.. mon school system of education. Some persons eulogize the present system and think' it should be uni, versally admired and imitated, while others pronounce it circumscribed in action and feeble even where it acts. It becomes us to wvaste no time in composing this strife. If it is good, let us improve it ; if bad, reform it and make it better. Boeing fully assured of the fact, that there is no human institution so good that It cannot be made better, or so bad that it may not become worse, we should not comnna omr syste wit others, moroly to determino whether it may be a little more or less per. feet, but wo should contrast it with our highest ido-s of perfOection itself, and thon improve it forthwith and continually. How, then, aro the pilposeH of edcitation to be accoin plished 1 We answer-obtain first the best method, and then lot it be universally diffused. Before noticing somo particulars, allow mne to pro miso that acquirement and pleasure should never be separated, but should go hand in hand. Toll a child the simplest story which is intelligible to his present state of men tal advancement, and he will have food untastod-yoa, he will forgot sleop, and would not be enticed from hearing it, though shining fragments, broken off from the sun, were given him for playthings. Wo then assume the position that the voice of nature forbids annoy anco, discomfort and pain upon a child, while engaged in study. If he really suffors, from position or heat or cold, not only is a portion of the energy of his mind withdrawn from his lossen, but ait that tender aigo the pain blends itself with the study, and thus curiosity and the love of learning are deadened. This is tle philosophy of children's hat, ing study. If possible, pleasure should be mado to flow like a sweet atmosphere around the early learner. The first practical application we would make, is in regard to our schoool-houses. We have seen some school-houses, in our own township, with seats made of rough plank, about six or eight inches in width, without any back-boards, and some of them so high that the feet of the children sought in vain after the floor. Yet on these hard boards the children must sit five or six hours daily! It is utterly impossi ble to keep a lively child still on such seats without absolute imUalo mont. The children wvill resort to every possible bodily motion for re lief, and though they may change the place, they still experience the pain. In keeping with the seats you find the cracks in the building all open, rendering it so cold that on a very cold day the ink will freeze in the pens while the pupils are writing. This house would be an excellent place for the teacher to illustrate one of the facts in geog rap)hy--for five steps would carry him through the five zones. The multiplicity of school books is to our mind another serious evil. It seems to us that thirty or forty dif ferent kinds of school books would be amply sufficient for our common schools; yet, strange to relate, there are hundreds of different kinds of books now in use, and seeking for adoption in this and the adjoining States. The standards, in spelling, writimg and pronunciation, in rules of arithmetic, are as various as the books. I would ask, is not unifor mity on these subjects desirable ? Are not somic of these books, ae cording to the opinion of compo, t.ent jitdges, better than others ? Could they not 1)e furnished much cheaper ifr uniformity were adopted ? We all know howv much hardor it is to unlearn than to learn. Then why not teach childron aright the first time, and avoid the trouble of learning, then unlearning, then learning again ? Could there not be a committee, elected or appointed by the proper authority, whose duty it should be to examine the va rio'us books, and select the best? Education, we knowv, is to inspire the love of truth, as the supremest good--that it must prepare our citizens to fill all th)e maiold relations of life. Let education, then, toeh our children this great truth, that God has so constituted this world, into which he has sent them, that whatever is truly valuable may be possessed by ill in exhaustless abundance. January 30, 1878. IAmnos. Taken Up, T' have now in my' possession a horse .stolen by one baniel Adam, an os ~apedl conviet, from sme person in 3hester county. The animal is a sorrel muare, between fifteen and sixteemi hands uigh, blazed faco, whibe hind foot, and ihowing-much of th6 whites of the ey.es. L'he owner dan recover the mare by pro, tr Popertyr and paynR OZDenses HLTTC, WICE HAVE ALWAYS ON H AND A CAR -AND A CHOICE I TE.AS, WIJSEJs. ORDER8sent reoivo the same attentio ca Is given to packing. ond for C ja --TERMS TO THE ] Y customers know that I have hereto South, in style, quality and prices. Tho timo has come whon those goods on the North and West. I do not go backwards, but continually new stylos. I h vo iade roduct.ions in. pr eOxpeimo to place in your hands a price list I rospectfully invite you to call and oxa chasing elsewhere. Orders by mail will receive as much attb Itwould matke the list too large to descr: Parlor Suits, Dining Ro in, Ofilco, Stant ries, Dwarf Libraries, and Book OaseR, ma Thanking you for past favors, I remain, 147, 14 jan 8-. .M- No eharge for drayage or packing. TH E THIRTY-Ti1rRD YRAR. The Most Popular Scientifio Paper in the World. Only $3.20 a Year, Including Postage. Weekly. 52 NUMBBS A Y,An. 4,000 DOox rAoms. r-11HE SCIENTIVIO AMERICAN is a _L large first-clam weekly newspaper of sixteen pages, printed in the most beau tiful style, profusely illustrated with splendid ongravings, representing the newest inventions and the most recent advances iD the arts and sciences; inclu ding mechanics and engineering, steam engineering. railway, mining, civil, gas and Uydraulic engineering, mill work, iron, steel and metal wort; chemistry and chemical processes: Electricity, light, heat, sound: .echnology, photography, printing, new imachinery, new processes, now reci4p, improvementq pertaining to textile industry, weaving, dyeing, col oring. now industrial products, animal vegetable and mineral: new and interest ing facts in agriculture, horticulture, the home, health, medical process, social science, natural history, geology, astrono my, etc. The most valuable practical papers, by eminent writers in all departments of science, will be found in the Scientifl American; the whole presented in popu .ar language, free from technical terms, illustrated with engravings, and so ar ranged as to ii torest and inform all classes of readers old and young. The Scientific American is promotive of knowledge and progress in every coin munity where it circultes. It should have a place in every family, reading room, library, college or school. Terns, $3.20 per year, $1.60 half year, which includes prepayment of postage. Dis count to Clubs and Agents. Single copies ten cents. Sold by all Ncwsdeal era. Remit by postal order to MUNN & CO., Publishers.37 Park Row, New York. PATENTS.J1*"" tifll American, Mossrs. MUNN tI& 1SO0ae .Solicitors of American and F'oreign. Pa tents, and have the largest establishment in the world. Patents are (btained on thre best terms. Models of now inven tions and sketches examined, and advice free. A special notico is muado ini the Scientific American, of all inventions Patented through this agency, with the name andl residence of the patentee. Public attention is thus directed to the muerits of the nowv patent, and sales or in trodluction often eff'ected. Any person wvho has made a new dis covery or invention, can ascertain, free of charge, wvhether a patent can p)robaly be ob)tained, by writing to the under sign ed. A ddress for the Paper, or con cerning Patents, MUNN & Co., 37 Par'k Row, New York, Branch Ofice, Corner F andl 7th St,reets, j-m 8.. Washington, D. C. W. G. ROCIHE, HERLCIlANT TAI LOB, IIAS removed to the store next to the post-office, where lie will be glad to re ceive his friends and customers. A full line of Samples will be kept en hand, from which customers may make selections, lie now has the finest line of French and English goods over brought to this market. He is also prepared to eut or to mak up goods for those who desire, Garments of all kinds repaired and cleaned. fP Cleaning a specialty. Thankful to the public for past pa6ron ago, lie solicits a continuance of the same, and guarantees satAsfaction, sept 18 W. G. ROOCHI. School Notice. NEXT SessIon opens January 21st. TaItion I8.00, *14.00, ,$?0.00, per s0ess0o), Board, *8.00 per month, or *1.2 per week. Patrons have thre ben. Bt of a publio' tau ENBERcG & 00., EFULTLY SELECTED STOCK OF SSORTMENT OF A.]ITD TQCO.j:S. n as when given in person; ad speeal talogue. CAF1LE PUBLIC. ,ore led the FUR NITURE trade of the n be purchased as cheap from mean in raise the standard of my goods, and add iooi w horovor possible, and spared no that will 11011) you to p1rohase goods. iine my stock and prices before pur. ntion as if given in person. be and copy all the different prices of ling, Parlor and L%dje' Doks, Socrete. unfacturod by me. yours respectfully, . V. DeGRAAF, 7j and 149, BROAD STREET, -A.-tml1ta, (3-a., .E.Mgaer&aco., 137 and 139 Meeting Street, CHARLESTON, S. C., ZrTO333W3Eg c-am FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO H ARDWARE, Cutlery, Guns, Sad. diery, Bar Iron and Plow fteel, Cuoum. bar Pumps, FAIRBANKS' SCALES. Agents for South Carolina for the Patent Steel Barb Fencing, and the celebrated Farmer's Friend Plows, one, two and three -horse, at reducid prices. Liberal Terms to the Trade. Large assortment of Agricultural Im. plements. Agricultural Stools a specialty. Bull Tong es, Turn Shovels, Scooters, Sweeps, 1fe Bolts, also, rough steel Shapes, &e. Shate Agents Tredegar Horse and Mule Shoes. flill All orders shall receive prompt and oareful attention. J. E. ADGER& CO., 137 and 189 Meeting Street, dec16-. Charleston, S. RESTAURANT. THE undersigned be5 l eave to inform his friends and the pub lie generally that the Restaurant attached to the Lorning Star Saloon is open, and supplied with tihe best the market affords--such as Beefsteak, Hlam, Bologna Sausage, Oys tara in every style, .tish, and other deli cacies. -ALSO A full supply of the purest "Wines, Liquors an~d Larger Beer. Je North Carolina corn Whiskey a speoialty. --A LSO A well selected atock of Tobacco and Segars. The patronage of the public is solicited. J. GROESOHEL, o 14-tx Proprietor. Egg Nogg l'or Christmas 3HIIE undersigned respectfully calls ..thle attention of the citizens of Fair field to the fact that he has a full stock of tihe finest LIQUORS and WINES .in the Bore, and guarantees its purity in every Instance. In hisastock are the follow. Duu,Otard & Co., Cognac Birandy, O1l1 genuine Jamaica Rum, genuine 1868 Cabinet Rye, gonuie 1868, iloanoeke Rye Whiskey, genuine Kniekerbocker Rye Whiskcey, genuine N. C. Apple Brandy, genuine N. C. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey, gen nine Atone Mountain Sour Mash Corn Whiskey, genuine Bauche, Fits & Co., Champagne, fine Pale Table Sherry; and a full stock of all Domestie Liquors, Wine., Ale. Cigars, Tobacoo, Pipes, &e., &e.I Respeotfuy .e8 V. W. JLABENIOBT', KEDMOV3DD. 'HE subscriber has removed bis Boot Iand Shoe Manufaote tqatwdoorg below W. Rt. Doty & 0o.'d ocIystore, and opposite J. M. Gal * sb.rdware store, where he will be plaed to see hi. friends and customers. Hie has lowered the prices of all kinds of work in his line, vis: Fine Frenob Calf Skin Boots to $10. Gaiters, $7.'0. Shoes from $8,00 to $8.00. tMendIn An repaia prompt1!. at. ~bAlwork v.auted.